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Results 1 - 10 of 80 for Achilles tendon
  1. Your Achilles tendon joins your calf muscle to your heel. You can tear your Achilles tendon if you land hard on your heel during ... stepping into a hole. Surgery to repair the Achilles tendon is done if your Achilles tendon has a ...
  2. Heel Injuries and Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Heel problems are common and can be painful. Often, they result from too much stress on your heel bone and the tissues that surround it. That stress can come ...
  3. The Achilles tendon connects your calf muscles to your heel bone. Together, they help you push your heel off the ... your toes. You use these muscles and your Achilles tendon when you walk, run, and jump. If your ...
  4. Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Lengthening (American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society)  
    Percutaneous Achilles tendon lengthening in a procedure used to stretch a tight Achilles tendon and increase motion at the ankle joint.
  5. An inflamed or torn Achilles tendon causes intense pain and affects mobility.
  6. ... tendons around the foot longer or shorter. The Achilles tendon at the back of the foot is almost ...
  7. Achilles Tendon Rupture (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Leg Injuries and Disorders/Specifics ... Leg Injuries and Disorders ... Heel Injuries and Disorders/Specifics ... Heel Injuries and Disorders ... Mayo Foundation for Medical ...
  8. ClinicalTrials.gov: Achilles Tendon Injuries From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Heel Injuries and Disorders/Clinical Trials ... Heel Injuries and Disorders ... National Institutes of Health ... From the National Institutes of Health
  9. Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity (Flatfoot) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)  
    Foot Injuries and Disorders/Specifics ... Foot Injuries and Disorders ... Leg Injuries and Disorders/Specifics ... Leg Injuries and Disorders ... Walking Problems/Specifics
  10. ... of the foot. This tendon is called the Achilles tendon. It allows you to push your foot down. You use your Achilles tendon when walking, running, and jumping.
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